Bachelor of Science in Organizational Supervision
Akron, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
USD 11,880 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
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Introduction
Is this for me?
You are closer to your bachelor's degree than you think.
The online Bachelor of Science in Organizational Supervision is specifically designed for those who hold an associate degree or who have earned at least 60 college credits.
This program strengthens organizational leadership and supervisory skills to help you advance in your career and take on greater responsibility, regardless of your field.
This degree is the next step if you:
- Need a bachelor’s degree to advance in your career;
- Want a degree that teaches leadership and supervisory skills;
- Want a degree that applies to a variety of professions;
- Need classes offered at times that will not conflict with work schedules; or
- Always wanted to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Best of all, the courses can be completed in as few as two years!
Why Akron?
Your fellow students will bring to the classroom real-world experiences from various backgrounds. They are often working adults from diverse fields, focused on advancing into management. Their diversity of age, experiences, and cultural backgrounds will help prepare you for situations you could oversee as a manager.
Accredited
Our program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, which means it has passed a rigorous accreditation process modeled after the Baldridge National Quality Program. Standards include quality student learning, continuous improvement, innovation, and scholarship.
Curriculum
Recommended Sequence
3rd year
Fall Semester
- Statistics for Everyday Life
- or Basic Statistics
- Supervision in a Technical Environment
- or Management: Principles & Concepts
- Leadership Principles & Practices for Technical Organizations
- or Leadership and Communication
- Human Relations1,2
- or Introduction to Psychology
Spring Semester
- Ethics and Law in Business
- or Legal Issues in Media
- or Freedom of Speech
- Leading Project Teams
- or Small Group Communication
- Operational Assessments and Improvements
- or Analyzing Organizational Communication
- Introduction to Economics1,2
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology2
4th Year
Fall Semester
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Leadership
- or Organizational Communication
- Human Resources Development
- or Human Resource Management
- Senior Seminar in Organizational Supervision
- or Communication & Conflict
- or Training Methods in Communication
- or Capstone in Communication
- Intercultural Communication1
- or Small Group Communication
- Global Diversity Requirement1
Spring Semester
- Complex Issues Requirement1
- General Education Requirement (if necessary)1
- General Education Requirement (if necessary)1
- General Education Requirement (if necessary)1
- General Education Requirement (if necessary)1
1 All students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the University of Akron must complete the General Education requirements. Students transferring to the Bachelors of Organizational Supervision who have not completed these requirements prior to acceptance into the program should meet with an academic advisor to review the remaining courses.
2 All students will be required to take 3250:100 Introduction to Economics and 3750:100 Introduction to Psychology for their General Education - Social Science requirements.
Program Notes:
- All students will be required to complete a minimum of 34 credit hours of 300/400 level courses.
- Students will be required to complete all necessary prerequisites and to meet the general education requirements for all baccalaureate students at The University of Akron. There are no exceptions to prerequisites for the BOS courses.
- If a student has not completed Statistics as part of an Associate degree or General Education requirements, the student must take this course even if they have met the math requirement for the General Education requirements.
- Students in Junior standing (at least 60 credits) who have not earned an Associates' degree will be required to complete an undergraduate certificate or minor towards completion of their BOS degree.
- A 2.0 GPA is required to graduate from the program.
Program Outcome
What will I learn?
You will learn the successful behaviors of supervisors and leaders, including how to:
- Communicate and manage conflict successfully;
- Analyze and solve problems;
- Lead productive teams;
- Think critically and creatively;
- Motivate and influence employees and coworkers; and
- Make effective decisions in the workplace.
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